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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationConvolvulaceae: Cuscuta
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (4 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01082452
Other Barcodes on Sheet01082453; 01082454; 01082455
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorF. J. Lindheimer
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Harris County: Houston
LocalityTexas [protologue: “west of Houston” ]
Date Collected1842-04-**
Habitatdry prairies
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a7340b52-1322-46a9-834d-fffe16ef8599
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01082452
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex George Engelmann M.D. St. Louis, Mo.
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelmann
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta indecora var. hispidula (Engelmann) Yuncker
Determined byT.G.Y. [T. G. Yuncker (scripsit)]
Date Determined1920-07-08
Annotation TextWright's 1630 on some sheets is not so hispid as this. This is more like var hispidula. [Annotated on sheet]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala (Engelmann) Hitchcock
Determined byBéliz, Tania
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelmann
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Annotation TextISOTYPE
Taxon Reference(for Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelmann) Amer. J. Sci. Arts 1842. 43(2): 341.
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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